Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language
Candidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.
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November 2026 Issue
Cover art by Tim O’Brien
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Editorial
Subscribers Only How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom
Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.
The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too
Protests like that of Macklemore on Palestine should never be silenced by billionaire owners.
Subscribers Only How Paramount Used Democrats to Seal the Deal With Warner Bros.
Allowing this merger to go through is a capitulation to corporate power and a threat to press freedom.
Subscribers Only Smoke and Mirrors: The Right's Latest Attacks Against Trans People
The MAGA movement is redoubling its attacks on trans healthcare in an attempt to win votes this November.
Assault Weapons Are Banned in Massachusetts. These Leftists Want to Change That.
The Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states, reported a spike in interest as ICE raids ratcheted up early this year.
Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down
Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.
Column
Subscribers Only The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of
Private-equity magnate Jeffrey Leerink has been busy pillaging healthcare and the life sciences.
Subscribers Only The Real AI Threat Is Already Here
Never mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.
Subscribers Only Should Parents Be Convicted for Mass Shootings Committed by Their Children?
Given that our politicians are refusing to deal with the reality of gun violence, it’s tempting to say yes. But the ultimate responsibility for such violence lies elsewhere.
Subscribers Only Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision
The poet wrote for The Nation for decades, always demonstrating conscience and prescience.
Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish.
The president has banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from attending press briefings. The rest of the media should respond with a boycott.
Feature
Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere
The writer, historian, and activist explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift.
The People vs. the Supreme Court
This term the Supreme Court has plans to trample even more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerless in the face of their power grab.
Subscribers Only Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young
The party's silver-haired establishment is caught up in an existential culture war.
Subscribers Only Hungary’s Rebirth
The fall of Trump’s favorite dictator—and what comes next.
Subscribers Only New Mexico’s Grand Experiment
Last November, the state made childcare free for children of all ages, for all families. The impact has already been profound. “I feel like I can breathe," one mother said.
Books & the Arts
What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?
A wide-ranging new book by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.
The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm
A new biography tells the story of one of America’s great masters of reportage.
Subscribers Only Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Subscribers Only The Architectural Follies of Trump’s Washington, DC
The president plans to remake the capital in his own image, but is all he is doing destroying what’s already there?
Subscribers Only The Genius of Charli XCX
On her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, the musician embraces rock.
